Paper laying machine



April 1940- s. S.'ROBINSON PAPER LAYING MACHINE Filed July 24, 1937 2Sheets-Sheet.1

INVENTOR SAMUEL 5. Roam/sou ATTORN Y 23, s S. N O

PAPER LAYING MACHINE INVENTOR SAMUEL 5. ROBINSON ATTORN Y Patented Apr.i940 FATE NT-j-OFFlCE PAPER LAYING MACHINE Samuel s. Robinson, Passaic,,N. J.

Application July 24, 1937, Serial No. 155,430

. 7 Claims. This invention relates. to machines for laying tar orcomposition paperor'other similar covering material upon roofs, floors,or other surfaces, and the object of the "invention is to provide aframe with means for supporting and guiding the frame over a suitablesupport, means for supporting a roll of covering material in said frameabove the surface over which the frame passes, and further to theprovision of means for guiding and ironing or smoothing the material asit is applied tothe supporting surface; a further object being toprovide means for removably supporting a tank or container in the frame,and in the provision of two groups of discharges from which tar, pitch,or other material may be discharged from'said container onto a surfacein advance of applying the sheet or strip material thereto; a furtherobject being to provide means for retaining the pitch or other materialwithin predetermined boundaries and for distributing said material overthe surface to be covered to securely attach the covering material tosaid surface; a still further object being to provide means for heatingthe container to maintain the coating material at the desiredtemperature; and with these and other objects in view the inventionconsists in a machine of the 'class'and for the purpose specified whichis simple in construction, efficient in use, and which is constructed ashereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the'accornpanying drawings form a part, in which the separateparts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference charactersin each of the views, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a machine made according to my inventionindicating the method of its use. g r

Fig. 2'is a front andse'ctional view ofthe machine with parts of'theconstruction omitted. 1

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view substantially through thecentral portion of the machine, and I Fig. 4 is a section on the line4-401 Fig". 3. P In practice, I provide 'a frame consistingof an oblongrectangular casing, portion 5 which is open at the top and closedatthe'bottom except fora longitudinal opening fi adjacent the front wall Iof said casing, saidwall havinga. front opening 8 controlled by twoslidingdoors 9 and Ill operating in guide channels ll'at the upperandlower portions of said opening. Attached to the casing 5 is a rearwardlyextending yoke-shaped frame l2'having sliders I3 therein for receiving a'su'pporting roller M for a roll of suitable strip sheeting or coveringmaterial l5 such as tar paper.

At the forward portion of the casing 5 is a front plate l6 carryingcentrally thereof a forwardly directed part I! with which a suitablehandle member I8 is attached for drawing the machine over a surface'tobe covered. The casting I! has a guide roller or caster IS on the lowersurface thereof. Arranged at the bottom of the casing 5 is a transverseshaft 20 which projects beyond the sides of the casing,and wheelsZl arerotatable on the ends of said shaft to form the other guides for themachine.

Arranged within .the side walls of the casing 5 are angle-iron cleats 22upon which an oblong or rectangular tank or container 23 is adapted torest in supporting the same within the upper end of the casing 5. Thetank 23 has attached to the bottom wall thereof adjacent the forwardwall of the tank, two depending pipes 24 arranged at the central portionthereof. In these pipes are valves 25 having L-shaped operating levers26 extending through the back of the casing 5 as seen in Figs. 1 and 3of the drawings. These levers may be operated to control the discharge 5of-the pitch or other compound from the tank into horizontal extensions21 of the pipes 24 which register with the opening 6' in the casing 5.The extensions 21 have longitudinally spaced discharge openings 28, noteFig. 2, to distribute the compound over the transverse area of a surfaceover which the machine passes as will be apparent. v

Adjacent the rear wall of the tank 23 are three dependingpipes 29 havingvalves 30 controlled by operating handles 3| projecting through the rearwall of the casing, as clearly seen in Figs. 1 and 3 of the'drawings.This construction provides means for discharging strips or ribbonlikedeposits of the compound upon a surface whenever it is desired so to do.These discharges may be used separately or in conjunction with thedischarges through the pipes 21 as will be apparent. When usedseparately the ribbonlike'depos'its will provide localized applicationof the compound which will suffice in many applications of sheetmaterial to a'predetermined surface. It will be understood that one,two, or all of these discharges maybe in operation at one time.

Arranged within each side of the casing 5 are burner tanks 32 which seatWithin U-shaped frame parts 33, as seen in Fig. 4, the tanks having attheforward ends thereof, hook-shaped members 34 which are adapted torest upon the horizontal extensions 21. The tanks 32 are provided withburner heads 35 and with filling plugs 36. These tanks operate in themanner of torch burners using kerosene or similar fuel, and providesuflicient heat for maintaining a hot compound placed in the container23 at the desired temperature. However, when heated compounds are notused, these burners or heaters will not be employed or put intooperation. It will be understood that access to the burners 35 iscontrolled through the opening 8 and the sliding doors 9 and I0controlling said opening, it being understood that the tanks 32 arereadily insertable and removable through said opening.

A rectangular frame 3! is adjustably supported below the casing 5 byrods 38 extending outwardly at each side of the casing, the upper endsof the rods having hand-grip portions 39. These rods also pass throughstrips 40 in which are arranged screws or pins 4| adapted to engage oneof a number of apertures 42 in adjusting the height of the frame 3'!with respect to the surface over which the machine passes, andparticularly to regulate the contact of a rubber strip 43 with saidsurface, the strip 53 being detachably supported on the front member 31aof the frame 3'! by means of fasteners M.

A supplemental V-shaped frame 45 is sup ported within the frame 31 inthe manner clearly illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings, and this beapparent.

The top of the container 23 has two hinge covers 23a by means of which acompound may be placed into either end or side portion of the containeras will be apparent. The covers have suitable handle members 23b bymeans of which said cover may be raised.

At the rear end of the side portion of the frame !2 are notches 48 inwhich a freely swinging smoothing or ironing bar 49 is adapted to behung in such manner as to extend in a rearwardly inclined position, theinclination being limited .by engagement with the cross head l2a of theframe, in the manner clearly seen in Fig. .3 of the drawings.

Arranged upon the lower edge of the bar is a soft or cushioned facing 50which will prevent destruction to the paper or other sheeting [5 in itspassage beneath the bar in the application of laying and smoothing thesame upon the surface and compressing it onto the coating materialapplied to the surface in the operation of the machine.

Mounted in the frame I 2 adjacent the casing 5, is a transverse rod 5|upon which is free to swing a transverse tension strip 52 having areinforced angle-iron edge 53 adapted to bear upon the surface of thepaper roll [5. Tension is attributed to the strip 52 by coil springs 54arranged on the end portions of the rod 5| and engaging the casing 5 andsaid strip, as clearly seen in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings. Tension ofthe springs 55 will be such as to prevent accidental unraveling of thepaper roll l5 while at the same time permitting the withdrawal of papertherefrom in the operation of the machines At one end of the rod 5| is aprojecting offset lever 55 having an inwardly projecting pin 56, bymeans of which the device 52 may be supported in inoperative position byplacing the pin 56 in an aperture 51 in the wall of the casing 5 as willbe apparent upon a consideration of Fig. 1 of the drawings. 1

The machine as illustrated in theaccompanying drawings is designedprimarily for use in laying such sheet or strip material, as tar paperor roofing paper, upon predetermined surfaces for purpose ofwater-proofing or otherwise protesting such surfaces in which event tar,pitch,

ployed, especially when a strip or ribbon-like sealis all that isnecessary between the strip being laid and its next adjacent surface.

It will of course be'appar'ent that my. invention will also find itsusefulness in laying strip materialof any kind or class where arelatively large surface is to be covered or coated, and especiallywherein it isdesirable to apply a suitable adhering compound or fluid tothe surface in advance of laying the strip material thereon. Forexample, my invention may be utilized in the laying of varioustypes andkinds of floor'coverings includ ing under or inner protective orproofing. coverings or coatings.

It will be understood that by supportingthe roll of strip material abovethe surface over which the machine passes, in the manner illustrated, amore perfect laying operational? the stripamaterial is accomplished,especially by virtue of the ironing or smoothing bar employed. This willoperate to lay the strip materialin a smooth and non-buckling mannerupon a surface'whi-ch will effect a more perfect seal or covering forthe surface as will be apparent.

It will be understood that the illustration in 31 and its associatedparts may also be detached as Well-as the bar 49. Having fully describedmy invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersP-atent is:

' 1. In a strip layingma'chine of the class de-' scribed, a casing, areceptacle for supporting a compound in said casing to be applied tolasur-, face over which the machine passes, independent dischargesarranged .and extending transversely of the machine and incommunicationwith said receptacle, said discharges being adapted toapply the compound over substantially the entire cross assacre 7 Y 3sectional area of the surface over which the machine passes, manuallyadjustable means controlling and regulating thedischarge of the compoundthrough said independent discharges onto said surface, said dischargesbeing arrangedin two groups,-one of said groups forming aspreadingdischarge, and the other group forming ribbon-like deposits ofthe compound .ontothe surface over which the machine passes. a

2. In a strip laying machine: of the class described, a casing, areceptacle.forsupporting ,a I compound in said casing to be applied to asurface over which the machine passes, independent discharges arrangedand extending transversely of to said surface, and meansremovablyarranged;

within said casingbelow said receptacle for'heating the receptacle tomaintainthe compound infreely flowable' condition for application tosaid surface.

the machine and in communication with said receptacle, said dischargesbeing adapted to apply the compound over substantially-the entire crosssectional area, of the surface vover which the machine passes, manuallyadjustable, means oontrolling and regulating, the discharge of the com-"pound throughsaid independent discharges onto said surface, saiddischarges being arranged in @tw'o groups, one of said groups forming aspreading discharge, the other group forming'rihbonlike depositsof thecompoundonto thesurface over which the machine passes, andmeanslcoop-r,erating with the first named group of vdischarges for. spreading anddistributing the compound ap pliedto said surface. I I 7 3. In a striplaying machine of the class described, a casing, a receptacle forsupporting a compound in said casing to beapplied to as ur face overwhich the machine passes, independent discharges arranged and extendingtransversely of the machine and in communication with said receptacle,said discharges beingadapted to apply athe compound over substantiallythe entire cross sectional area of v the surface overwhich the machinepasses, manually adjustable means controlling and regulating thedischarge of the compound through' said independent discharges onto saidsurface, said discharges being arranged in a two groups, one of saidgroups forming a spread ing discharge, the other group forming ribbonalike deposits? of the compound onto .thesurface over which the machinepassesymean s cooperating with the first namedgroup of discharges forspreading and distributing the compoundapplied 4.,In a machine ofthe/class described,'a tank forming a storage for adhesive material tobe applied to a predetermined surface, two elongated tubes arrangedat-opposite side's ofthe machine and in a plane transversely to the;path of move mentv of the machine over'the' surface to be f treated,each tube having a plurality ofdischarges spaced longitudinally thereofwhereby adhesive materialdischarged from'both of said tubes will spreadover substantially the entire transverse area of' the surface over whichthe machine, passes, independentmanually operated means for Vcontrolling and regulating the discharge of ad-' 'hesive materialfromsaid tubes onto said surface, means adjusted 'verticallyin themachine asso-' ciated with said tubes for controlling and regulating thespreadingof the adhesive material upon said surface, and other means fordischarging 1 ribbon-like deposits of "adhesive material onto saidsurface.

a 5. In a strip layin'g'machine wherein the strip material is laid on apredetermined surface," a casing,;means for supporting the casing tomove over a predetermined surface, a tanl; in said casing for receivingan adherent compound to; be

applied to the surface in advance of laying the strip material thereon,two apertured discharge tubes arranged in end to end relationshiptrans-'- versely of said machine, each of said tubes: having a separatefeed jtuberegistering with said tank,

and 'a manually operated-valve in'each of said feed tubes forindependently, controlling the dis charge of compound from said tank andthrough the respective discharge tubes. j

6. In a strip laying machine wherein a roll,

ofthe'strip material is-supported in'the machineand oceans provided tolay the strip on' 'a pre-I determined surface, a casing, means forsupporting the casing to move over. a predetermined surface, atank insaid casing for. receiving an adherent' compound to be applied to thesurface in advance of laying the strip material thereon, two apertureddischarge tubes arranged in end to'end j relationship transversely ofsaid machine, each" of said tubes having: a separatefeed 'tuberegistering with'said tank, 'a manually operated valve in' each ofsaidfeed tubes for independently conand said discharge tubes eachforming'means in conjunction with said'casing for removably supportingindependent burners under said tank.

'7; Ina strip laying machine wherein thestrip material is laid upon apredetermined surface from"a"rol1 supported in the machine in theprogress of the machine over said surface, a casing, means forsupporting thecasing to move trolling; the discharge of compound from,said I tank and through the respective discharge tubes,

over a predetermined surface, a tank in said casing for receiving 'anadherent compound to be applied to the surface in advance of laying thestrip material thereon, two 'apertureddischarge tubes arranged in endto. end relati'onship trans versely of said machine; each of saidtubes'having aiseparate feed tube registering with said tank, a manuallyoperated valve in each of said feed tubes for independently controllingthe dis"- charge of compound from said tank andthrou'gh the respectivedischarge tubes, and adjustable means for controlling and regulating thespread-- ingof the compound discharged from saidtubes, said meanscomprising a frame'havirig an elongated scraper arranged forwardly ofsaidtubes adapted to confine the flow of compound dis- SAMUEL SQROBINSON.

